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Woodfall, Ralph A., Artist, 5 Danforth Avenue
Woodward, Alfred H., Sealer of Weights, 96 Adams Avenue
Wormstead, Harold E., Carpenter, 13 Stocker Street
Wyzinski, Augustyn, Blacksmith, 23 Guild Road
CARROLL C. CUNNINGHAM, Chairman. HAROLD P. RICE, GEORGE H. QUARMBY,
Board of Selectmen.
Warrant for Special Town Election
Essex, ss.
To W. Charles Sellick, Constable of the Town of Saugus. Greetings:
In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts you are hereby required to notify and warn the inhabitants of the Town of Saugus qualified to vote in Town affairs, to meet at the several voting precincts of the Town on Monday, May 14, A.D. 1945, at Twelve o'clock, M., then and there to bring in their Yes and No on the following question:
Shall the following vote which was approved by the Saugus Rep- resentative Town Meeting of March 14, 1945, at the adjourned session of April 9, 1945, by a vote of 97 in the affirmative and 39 in the negative, be affirmed ?
ARTICLE 41. Voted: That the Town, for the purpose of constructing an adequate connection with the Metropolitan District Water Supply and making such changes in the present system as may be necessary to fur- nish all of the Town with sufficient water, lay out and construct a water main of not less than 16" in diameter to begin at the Revere-Saugus Town line and to extend and connect with other mains located at the corner of Lincoln Avenue and Central Street, in the Town of Saugus, and construct a loop from the head of Central Street on Walnut Street, thence to a standpipe to be constructed on an elevation of land in said Town, and that the sum of $80,000 is hereby appropriated therefor, and to meet said appropriation the Town Treasurer, with the approval of the Selectmen, be and hereby is authorized to borrow a sum not exceeding $80,000 under authority of Chapter 44 of the General Laws, and to
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issue bonds or notes of the Town therefor to be payable in accordance with the provisions of Section 19, Chapter 44, General Laws, so that the whole loan shall be paid in not more than 25 years of date of issue of the first bond or note; and further to lay a water main of not less than 6" but less than 16" in diameter as a loop at East Saugus Bridge, Lynn line, to and connecting with an existing 6" pipe on Atherton Street, and con- struct a standpipe in the northerly portion of Saugus on land owned by the Town, and that the sum of $30,000 is hereby appropriated therefor, and to meet said appropriation the Town Treasurer be and hereby is authorized and instructed, with the appoval of the Select- men, to borrow a sum not exceeding $30,000 under author- YES ity of Chapter 44 of the General Laws and to issue bonds or notes of the Town therefor to be payable in accordance with the provisions of Section 19, Chapter 44, General Laws, so that the whole loan shall be paid in not more NO than 15 years of date of issue of the first bond or note.
The polls will open at 12 o'clock noon, and will close at 8 o'clock P.M., and you are hereby directed to serve this warrant, by posting at- tested copies thereof at the usual places seven days, at least, before the time of holding said meeting, and to distribute copies as provided by the By-Laws at least four days before. Hereof, fail not, and make due return of this Warrant, with your doings thereon, to the Town Clerk, at the time and place of meeting.
Given under our hands and Town Seal this twenty-third day of April, A.D. Nineteen Hundred and Forty-five.
C. CARROLL CUNNINGHAM, GEORGE H. QUARMBY, HAROLD P. RICE, Board of Selectmen.
A true copy. Attest: W. CHARLES SELLICK, Constable.
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Essex, ss.
May 10, 1945.
Pursuant hereunto I have served the within Warrant as directed by posting attested copies at the several precincts at least seven days before said meeting and afterwards by distributing to the inhabitants of the Town of Saugus at least four days before said meeting, according to the By-Laws of the Town of Saugus.
W. CHARLES SELLICK, Constable.
A true copy. Attest:
VIOLA G. WILSON, Town Clerk.
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AUDIT OF ACCOUNTS
1945]
Report of An Audit of the Accounts of the Town of Saugus
For the Period from November 1, 1944, to October 24, 1945 THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS DEPARTMENT OF CORPORATIONS AND TAXATION DIVISION OF ACCOUNTS STATE HOUSE, BOSTON
January 24, 1946.
To the Board of Selectmen Mr. C. Carroll Cunningham, Chairman Saugus, Massachusetts.
Gentlemen:
I submit herewith my report of an audit of the books and accounts of the Town of Saugus for the period from November 1, 1944, to October 24, 1945, made in accordance with the provision of Chapter 44, General Laws. This is in the form of a report made to me by Mr. Herman B. Dine, Assistant Director of Accounts.
Very truly yours,
THEODORE N. WADDELL, Director of Accounts.
Mr. Theodore N. Waddell Director of Accounts Department of Corporations and Taxation
State House, Boston.
Sir:
In accordance with your instructions, I have made an audit of the books and accounts of the Town of Saugus for the period from November 1, 1944, the date of the previous audit, to October 24, 1945, the following report being submitted thereon:
The financial transactions as recorded on the books of the several departments receiving or disbursing money for the town were examined, checked, and verified by comparison with the books of the town account- ant and the treasurer. .
The books and accounts in the town accountant's office were exam- ined and checked. The receipts as recorded on the ledger were checked with the records of the several departments making payments to the treasurer with the treasury warrants issued by the Selectmen and with the treasurer's cash book. The appropriations, transfers, and loan author- izations as recorded on the ledger were checked with the town clerk's records of town meetings and with the records of the finance committee. The necessary adjusting entries resulting from the audit were made, a trial balance was taken off, and a balance sheet, which is appended to this report, was prepared showing the financial condition of the town as of October 24, 1945.
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It was noted that payments made by the public welfare department for graves of welfare recipients included amounts for establishing per- petual care funds. There is no authority under the General Laws for a town appropriation to be used for such a purpose.
The books and accounts of the town treasurer were examined and checked. The recorded receipts were analyzed and compared with the records in the departments collecting money for the town and with the other sources from which money was paid into the town treasury, while the payments were checked with the selectmen's warrants authorizing the disbursement of town funds. The cash balance on October 24, 1945, was proved by reconciliation of the bank balances with statements fur- nished by the banks of deposit and by actual count of the cash in office.
It was again noted that checks for salaries and wages due employees of several departments are being turned over to certain employees of these departments for delivery to those entitled to the payments. It is again urged that all checks be either distributed by the treasurer to the payees or mailed to them by him whenever personal delivery is imprac- ticable, since no person other than the treasurer or his duly appointed assistant has the legal authority to make payments in behalf of the town.
The reported payments on account of debt and interest were com- pared with the amounts falling due and with the cancelled securities and coupons on file.
The securities and savings bank books representing the investments of the trust, investment, and retirement funds in the custody of the treas- urer were examined and listed. The transfers to the town were verified and the income of the several funds was proved and found to be correct.
The deductions from employees' salaries for Federal taxes were listed and reconciled with the amount due and paid to the Department of Internal Revenue.
The records of tax titles held by the town were examined and checked in detail. The amounts transferred to the tax title account were compared with the collector's records, the tax titles redeemed were checked with the receipts as recorded on the treasurer's cash book, and the tax titles on hand were listed and compared with the records at the Registry of Deeds.
It is recommended that prompt action be taken to foreclose all tax titles which have been held for over two years, as required by law.
The books and accounts of the town collector were examined and checked in detail. The commitment lists of taxes and assessments were added and proved with the warrants given by the board of assessors for their collection. The recorded receipts were checked with the payments to the treasurer and with the accountant's books, the abatements as re- corded were compared with the assessors' record of abatements granted, and the outstanding accounts were listed.
The commitments of departmental and water accounts were exam- ined and checked. The recorded receipts were checked with the payments to the treasurer and with the accountant's books, the abatements as re- corded were compared with the records of the departments authorized to grant abatements, and the outstanding accounts were listed.
Verification of the correctness of the outstanding tax, assessment, departmental, and water accounts was obtained by mailing notices to a number of persons whose names appeared on the books as owing money to the town, the replies received thereto indicating that the accounts, as listed, are correct.
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REPORT OF SEALER OF WEIGHTS & MEASURES
1945]
The assessors' records of apportioned assessments not due were ex- amined and checked. The apportionments added to taxes were verified, and the apportioned assessments not due were listed and proved.
The town clerk's records of licenses and permits issued and of fees collected were examined and checked in detail, the recorded payments to the treasurer being verified by comparison with the treasurer's and the accountant's records.
The records of hunting and fishing and of dog licenses were also ex- amined, the payments to the Division of Fisheries and Game being veri- fied by comparison with the receipts on file and the payments to the town treasurer being checked to the treasurer's cash book.
The surety bonds of the officials required by law to furnish them were examined and found to be in proper form.
The records of receipts of the sealer of weights and measures, and of the health, police, fire, school, library, and cemetery departments were examined and checked, the payments to the treasurer being compared with the treasurer's and accountant's records.
In addition to the departments and accounts mentioned, the avail- able records of all departments collecting money for the town or com- mitting bills for collection were examined and reconciled.
Appended to this report, in addition to the balance sheet, are tables showing a reconciliation of the treasurer's and town clerk's cash, sum- maries of the tax, assessment, departmental, and water accounts, to- gether with tables relative to the trust and municipal contributory ret- tirement funds.
While engaged in making the audit, co-operation was received from all town officials, for which, on behalf of my assistants and for myself, I wish to express appreciation.
Respectfully submitted,
HERMAN B. DINE, Assistant Director of Accounts.
Detailed tables showing the financial transactions of the several departments and balance sheet as of October 24, 1945, are on file in the office of the Town Clerk and Town Accountant, Town Hall, Saugus, Massachusetts.
Report of the Sealer of Weights and Measures
December 31, 1945.
Honorable Board of Selectmen Town Hall Saugus, Mass.
Gentlemen:
The testing of weights and measures has been carried on as usual in the past year, and those not up to standard have been condemned.
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The following is a detailed report of my activities for the past year:
Scales
Pounds
Sealed
Not Sealed
Con- demned
Platform
Over 5000
2
....
....
Platform
100 to 5000
2
....
....
Counter
Under 100
1
....
....
Spring
100 to 5000
4
....
....
Computing
Under 100
23
....
1
Personal Weighing
Slot
3
....
....
Prescription
Under 100
17
....
1
Fuel Baskets
2
1
GASOLINE METER SYSTEMS
30
....
Vehicle Tank Meter Systems
11
....
....
Totals
99
....
12
Trial Weights of Commodities Put Up For Sale
Total Tested
Number Correct
Under
Over
Butter
82
70
10
2
Coal in Paper Bags
20
20
....
..
Coal in Transit
3
3
....
Dry Commodities
102
101
1
..
Fruit and Vegetables
62
48
9
5
Meat and Provisions
21
18
2
1
Bread
146
138
8
..
Totals
436
398
30
8
Inspections Made
Paper or Fiber Cartons
61
Peddlers' Licenses
12
Coal Certificates
11
Marking of Bread
146
Marking of Food Packages
102
Totals
$32
Retests of Devices After Sealing
Gasoline Meter Systems
26
Scales, All Types
36
Fuel Truck Meters
6
Totals
68
ALFRED H. WOODWARD, Sealer of Weights and Measures.
4
....
....
Spring
....
9
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REPORT OF BOARD OF PUBLIC WELFARE
1945]
Report of the Board of Public Welfare
To the Citizens of the Town of Saugus:
The Board of Public Welfare submits its annual report for the year ending December 31, 1945, on its several divisions:
TEMPORARY AID
Appropriated at the Annual Town Meeting Refunds
$12,275.00
147.27
$12,422.27
Accounts Receivable :
From State of Massachusetts
$788.59
From Cities and Towns
75.00
From Individuals
166.00
1,029.59
$13,451.86
Expenditures for 1945
12,344.92
$1,106.94
Total Appropriation
$12,275.00
Accounts Receivable
$1,029.59
Returned to Surplus
77.35
1,106.94
Net Cost to Town
$11,168.06
AID TO DEPENDENT CHILDREN
The total cost of Aid to Dependent Children for 1945 was $8,799.48, of which $963.42 was for administration. Following is a chart which pic- tures the story of Aid to Dependent Children allowances made to resi- dents of Saugus during 1945 and the breakdown on reimbursements claimed from their respective sources:
Month
Payroll
Federal Grant
State's Share
Local
Cases
January
$553.24
$118.00
$184.41
$250.83
9
February
566.20
110.00
188.73
267.47
9
March
764.90
154.20
254.96
355.74
11
April
676.10
156.32
225.37
294.41
11
May
717.21
145.20
239.07
332.94
10
June
593.10
112.20
197.70
283.20
9
July
484.80
103.20
161.60
220.00
8
August
528.10
110.85
176.03
241.22
9
September
652.40
119.85
217.46
315.09
10
October
794.53
140.85
264.84
388.84
11
November
746.15
140.85
248.72
356.58
11
December
759.33
149.85
253.11
356.37
12
$7,836.06
$1,561.37
$2,612.00
$3,662.69
....
The net cost to the town for Aid to Dependent Children for 1945 was $3,662.69. Of $963.42 expended for administration, the Federal Govern-
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ment has reimbursed in the amount of $341.72 making a total net cost to the town for Aid to Dependent Children administration $621.70.
It is our opinion that the expenditures for the coming year will more than double 1945 expenditures due to the increase in the cost of living plus liberalization in the Aid to Dependent Children laws. In all probability there will be an increase in the case load for the year 1946. To the Honorable Board of Public Welfare:
I hereby submit my report as Welfare Agent for the year ending December 1945.
OLD AGE ASSISTANCE
The total cost of Old Age Assistance for 1945 was $103,898.46 of which $4,009.34 was for administration and $3,341.38 was paid to other municipalities for aid rendered Saugus Settled cases. The following chart pictures the story of Old Age Assistance granted to residents of Saugus during 1945 and the breakdown on reimbursements claimed from their respective sources :
Month
Payroll
Federal Grant
State's Share
Other Munici- palities
Saugus' Share
Cases
January
$7,626.46
$3,445.57
$3,008.21
$127.66
$1,045.02
200
February
7,798.03
3,460.97
3,165.38
151.92
1,019.76
203
March
8,169.76
3,475.51
3,402.78
147.32
1,144.15
199
April
7,916.40
3,488.66
3,243.73
145.20
1,038.81
201
May
8,030.99
3,487.27
3,317.76
141.05
1,084.91
200
June
8,106.25
3,488.32
3,370.45
154.15
1,093.33
199
July
8,059.85
3,513.32
3,320.05
158.44
1,068.04
201
August
8,187.31
3,556.52
3,333.12
169.39
1,128.28
202
September
7,955.78
3,498.78
3,219.59
167.92
1,069.49
203
October
8,522.57
3,522.83
3,660.66
163.00
1,176.08
200
November
8,038.68
3,475.07
3,308.38
146.61
1,108.62
197
December
8,135.66
3,396.06
3,495.33
158.38
1,085.89
197
Totals
$96,547.74 $41,808.88 $39,845.44 $1,831.04 $13,062.38
In addition to the above reimbursements, the town is in receipt of $2,792.96, which is Saugus' share of the State Meal Tax. This makes the actual net expense to the town for Old Age Assistance only $10,269.42. Of $4,009.34 expended for administration, the Federal Government has reimbursed in the amount of $1,394.10, making a net total cost to the town for Old Age Assistance Administration $2,615.24.
The total cost of Old Age Assistance for 1945 was $103,898.46. Of this the cost to the Town was $10,269.42, including administration. Next year will no doubt show a considerable increase due to the following reasons: Elderly person eligible for Old Age Assistance who have been working for war industries for the past four or five years will undoubt- edly be replaced by returning veterans and younger men, thus compelling them to apply for Old Age Assistance.
The new change in children's exemptions laws, which went into effect January 1, 1946, exempting nearly 100% of the children's contribu- tions, has increased the Old Age Assistance payroll approximately $500 a month.
During the first two weeks the change in the new exemption law was in effect five new cases have been added to our Old Age Assistance payrolls, and we believe a slight increase will continue throughout the year.
1945]
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The cost of living will undoubtedly increase the budget, as legisla- tion is in the process of being passed to increase allowances for food, clothing, etc., to recipients of Old Age Assistance.
The following table will show the liberalization of the children's contribution law:
LIABLE CHILDREN
OLD LAW
NEW LAW
Single child in home of applicant .... Single child living apart
$14.00 week gross
$1,150 year gross
$1,500 year net $1,750 year net
Married child, spouse self-support- ing, no dependents
$1,150 year gross
$2,750 year net
Married child, spouse dependent .... Married child, each additional de- pendent
$1,725 year gross
$2,750 year net
$575 year gross
$500 year net
50% of the first
$500 and 35% of
1/3 of amount above exemp-
the remainder
tion
FRANK P. GAROFANO, Agent.
INFIRMARY
Appropriated at the Annual Town Meeting From Reserve Fund 300.00
$4,575.00
Expenditures for 1945
4,874.89
Returned and Surplus
$.11
Income from Sales
$216.00
Net Cost to Town
$4,658.89
The Board voted not to plow and harrow the 14 acres allotted for Victory Gardens as they felt there weren't enough people who took ad- vantage of it the previous year, but the same amount of land was left available for gardens.
There were several notices placed in the paper, and previous garden- ers were notified by letter that the land was again available, but they would have to provide for their own plowing and harrowing. Approxi- mately 50 persons took advantage of this offer and many have reported their gardens were very successful. Land will again be available for home gardens in 1946 and it is the hope of the Board that the towns- people will again take advantage of this opportunity. Plowing and har- rowing will again be provided by those using the plots.
Respectfully submitted,
FRANK P. GAROFANO, Agent. GUSTAVE A. ANDERSON, Chairman. ERNEST M. HATCH, Secretary. HARRY WENTWORTH, Member.
$4,875.00
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Report of Board of Selectmen
December 31, 1945.
To the Citizens of Saugus:
The Board of Selectmen respectfully calls your attention to the annual reports for 1945 of all departments under its jurisdiction.
In the year 1946 the town will be faced with problems of adjustment and development which will require the wholehearted cooperation of every citizen.
The war has been won. Some of our heroes will never return. Many are home and more are arriving daily. To all of these we owe an ever- lasting debt of gratitude that can best be expressed by the determination that neither they nor their dependents shall want so long as it is in the power of our town to prevent it. With the end of the war and the release of materials, the demand for improvements must be faced and authorized in proportion to our ability to pay for them.
Your board is firmly desirous of furnishing sufficient water at no additional cost. It sincerely believes the present financial picture of Saugus with an exhorbitant tax rate does not warrant an expenditure in excess of $235,000 to effect a saving some twenty-five years hence which can be gained immediately by continuing to purchase water from the City of Lynn. The Lynn officials have already expressed a willing- ness to reduce the purchase price of water by approximately 22 percent.
The board has consistently and constantly refused to sign a petition to enter the Metropolitan water system until all citizens have had an opportunity to express their preference on the question, and to sub- stantiate this position, has caused certain articles to be inserted in the Annual Warrant.
We urge all home owners to attend the coming Town Meeting so that all facts regarding this all important question can be honestly and intelligently explained.
Respectfully, C. CARROLL CUNNINGHAM, Chairman; GEORGE H. QUARMBY, HAROLD P. RICE,
Board of Selectmen.
Ommun of Saugus
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
ANNUAL REPORT
of the
School Committee
and
SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS
of the
Town of Saugus, Massachusetts
FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1945
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REPORT OF SCHOOL COMMITTEE
1945]
Retired After Long Service
JULIA J. NOURSE
APPOINTED TO TEACH IN SAUGUS IN 1917
COMPLETED TWENTY-EIGHT YEARS OF CONTINUOUS TEACHING SERVICE AND RETIRED IN JUNE 1945
Faithful in Service
School Committee
DR. JOHN L. SILVER, Chairman. WALDO B. RUSSELL.
-
GEORGE A. MCCARRIER. HARRY F. WENTWORTH. WILLIAM S. BRAID.
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In Memoriam
SARAH W. PORTER
RETIRED JANITRESS IN SCHOOL DEPARTMENT SINCE 1926
Appointed 1926
Retired 1937
Died
1945
Service Loyal and Faithful
School Committee
DR. JOHN L. SILVER, Chairman. WALDO B. RUSSELL.
GEORGE A. MCCARRIER. HARRY F. WENTWORTH. WILLIAM S. BRAID. 1
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REPORT OF SCHOOL COMMITTEE
1945]
Report of the School Committee
School Committee DR. JOHN L. SILVER, Chairman 35 Main Street Term expires-1948
WALDO B. RUSSELL 8 Anawan Avenue Term expires-1946
GEORGE A. McCARRIER 31 Prospect Street Term expires-1947
HARRY F. WENTWORTH 11 Emory Street Term expires-1946
WILLIAM S. BRAID 6 Allison Road Term expires-1948
Superintendent of Schools
VERNON W. EVANS 94 Chestnut Street Office-High School Building Office Hours-3 to 4 P. M. (Every school day)
Secretary to the Superintendent ANNA V. JACOBS 20 Felton Street
In Charge of Attendance
ANNE C. HUNTLEY 435 Walnut Street
HAROLD E. HALEY 72 Jasper Street
School Physicians
DR. LEROY C. FURBUSH 420 Lincoln Avenue
DR. JAMES A. CLARK 545 Lincoln Avenue
DR. JOSEPH O. WARD 40 Main Street DR. PRISCILLA FLOCKTON 311 Central Street
School Nurse ANNE C. HUNTLEY, R. N. 435 Walnut Street
High School Principal JOHN A. W. PEARCE 5 Myrtle Street
SCHOOL CALENDAR
Fall term, 1945: Opened, September 5, 1945. Closed, December 21, 1945. Winter term, 1946 (first half) : Opened, January 2, 1946. Closes, February 15, 1946.
Winter term, 1946 (second half) : Opens, February 25, 1946. Closes, April 12, 1946.
Spring term, 1946: Opens, April 22, 1946. Closes, June 21, 1946.
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NO SCHOOL SIGNALS Elementary Grades
8 a. m. Radio announcement from radio station WNAC means no morning session for the elementary grades and opportunity class.
12 noon to 12:45 p. m. Radio announcement from radio station WNAC means no afternoon session for elementary grades.
High and Junior High Schools
6:45 a. m. Radio announcement from radio station WNAC means no session of Senior or Junior High Schools on that day.
SCHOOL TELEPHONES
Armitage School
1090
Roby School 1099
Ballard School
1091
Oaklandvale School 0731
Cliftondale School
1092
Centre School 1388
Emerson School
1093
High School
0260
Felton School
1094
Superintendent's Office
0775
Lynnhurst School
1095
Business Office
1420
Sweetser School
1097
Guidance Office
1699
North Saugus School
1098
REPORT OF THE SCHOOL COMMITTEE
To the Citizens of Saugus:
At a meeting of the School Committee which took place on January 21, 1946, it was unanimously voted to accept the annual report of the Superintendent of Schools as the report of the School Committee required by the statutes.
DR. JOHN L. SILVER, Chairman-School Committee.
ENROLMENT-DECEMBER 1945
SCHOOLS
GRADES
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12 Spec. Totals
Armitage
40
36
16
15
20
35
....
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